September 15th, 2008 joe biden, a man i admired

During the primary season, Joe Biden was my favorite pick. If I had not been swayed by the exciting prospect of having a women or a half-black man on the ticket, I probably would have supported Biden. I really liked his frank and direct way of answering questions, and he wasn’t afraid to show his emotions. It gets too tiresome to see politicians mincing their words all the time. Sometimes, it’s really refreshing to see some fiery oration. And of course, this is in the great traditional of America’s founders. And Biden’s competence was not just in his passionate speaking – he always had answers that were slightly unconventional and sensible. He really appeals to the contrarian streak in me.

But since he’s been picked as the VP candidate, he seems to stepped down his rhetoric. This is a little disappointing, but it is also expected. It can be argued that his strong rhetoric may hurt Obama’s campaign. On the other hand, the VP candidate has traditionally held the “attack dog” role, so perhaps Biden needs to step it up a bit.

In the end, I will be very disappointed if Biden allows the normative powers of the national spotlight to curb his personality.

For an extremely entertaining demonstration of Biden’s fire-power, check out his speech from the Senate floor:

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